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Trump: 'Fake news media' not covering UN sanctions vote on North Korea | 07 Aug 2017 | President Trump on Monday slammed the "fake news media" for failing to report on this weekend's United Nations resolution to sanction North Korea, despite widespread coverage of the vote. "The Fake News Media will not talk about the importance of the United Nations Security Council's 15-0 vote in favor of sanctions on N. Korea!" Trump tweeted. The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed the resolution Saturday, which will slap new sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for its repeated ballistic missile testing and continued efforts to develop nuclear weapons. The penalties will largely target its major exports like coal, iron and seafood, and could possibly lead to a billion-dollar financial hit.